by FOCUS | Jan 6, 2017 | Operations, Regulatory, Safety, Sustainability |
By Omar Sacirbey The marijuana industry is not only beginning a new year, it’s starting a fresh era in which it could flourish with opportunity or regress under a White House that could resurrect the crackdowns and raids of the past. We examine seven of the top issues...
by FOCUS | Apr 8, 2016 | Operations, Safety |
Protecting your business from theft goes beyond complying with state regulations. And the biggest risk you face might surprise you. Like banks and jewelry stores, cultivators deal in a high-value product and a cash-heavy business that can appeal to thieves. As part of...
by FOCUS | Apr 6, 2016 | Quality, Safety |
Would you be proud to have your customers and patients tour your production facility? When health inspectors or enforcement personnel arrive at your location is there sense of panic or pride? When you have detailed systems in place, inspections should be informative,...
by FOCUS | Apr 5, 2016 | Health, Quality, Safety |
Colorado regulators recalled roughly 65 batches of cannabis produced by two separate companies last Friday. Pesticide recalls plastered all over the news in the past few months have painted a picture of the cannabis marketplace to the public as unsafe and lacking...
by FOCUS | Mar 10, 2016 | Quality, Safety |
Maureen MacNamara, Chair of the FOCUS Infused Products Standards Development Committee, discusses the importance of product recalls in protecting consumer safety. Maureen offers practical advice on incorporating Good Manufacturing Practices and Hazard Analysis and...
by FOCUS | Mar 4, 2016 | Health, Operations, Quality, Safety |
As the cannabis industry becomes more mainstream, OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) will be making sure that cannabis business employers are creating safe workplaces, just as any other industry. And while marijuana businesses don’t appear to be high...
